Susan Stroman
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Susan Stroman is an acclaimed American theatre director and choreographer best known for her innovative work on Broadway musicals such as "The Producers."
All labels observed (1)
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| Susan Stroman canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Susan Stroman Context triple: [Best Direction of a Musical, notableWinner, Susan Stroman]
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A.
Agnes de Mille
Agnes de Mille was an influential American choreographer and dancer renowned for integrating character-driven, narrative choreography into mid-20th-century Broadway and ballet.
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B.
James Lapine
James Lapine is an American playwright and director best known for his long-running collaboration with composer Stephen Sondheim on acclaimed musicals such as "Into the Woods" and "Sunday in the Park with George."
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C.
Suzanne Farrell
Suzanne Farrell is an acclaimed American ballerina and influential ballet teacher, best known as a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet and as a muse of choreographer George Balanchine.
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D.
Betty Comden
Betty Comden was an American lyricist, librettist, and screenwriter best known for her long-running Broadway and Hollywood collaborations with Adolph Green, creating classic musicals for stage and film.
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E.
Martha Graham
Martha Graham was a pioneering American modern dancer and choreographer whose innovative techniques and emotionally driven works revolutionized 20th-century dance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Susan Stroman Target entity description: Susan Stroman is an acclaimed American theatre director and choreographer best known for her innovative work on Broadway musicals such as "The Producers."
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A.
Agnes de Mille
Agnes de Mille was an influential American choreographer and dancer renowned for integrating character-driven, narrative choreography into mid-20th-century Broadway and ballet.
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B.
James Lapine
James Lapine is an American playwright and director best known for his long-running collaboration with composer Stephen Sondheim on acclaimed musicals such as "Into the Woods" and "Sunday in the Park with George."
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C.
Suzanne Farrell
Suzanne Farrell is an acclaimed American ballerina and influential ballet teacher, best known as a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet and as a muse of choreographer George Balanchine.
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D.
Betty Comden
Betty Comden was an American lyricist, librettist, and screenwriter best known for her long-running Broadway and Hollywood collaborations with Adolph Green, creating classic musicals for stage and film.
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E.
Martha Graham
Martha Graham was a pioneering American modern dancer and choreographer whose innovative techniques and emotionally driven works revolutionized 20th-century dance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway choreographer
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Broadway director ⓘ choreographer ⓘ human ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Drama Desk Award
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Laurence Olivier Award ⓘ Outer Critics Circle Award ⓘ Tony Award for Best Choreography ⓘ Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Stroman ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Broadway theater
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surface form:
Broadway theatre
choreography ⓘ musical theatre ⓘ |
| givenName | Susan ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Susan Stroman self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first woman to win Tony Awards for both direction and choreography in the same year
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helped popularize dance‑driven storytelling in contemporary musical theatre ⓘ won multiple Tony Awards for work on The Producers ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaborations with Mel Brooks on The Producers and Young Frankenstein
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innovative staging and choreography in Broadway musicals ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Big Fish
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surface form:
Big Fish (musical)
Bullets over Broadway ⓘ
surface form:
Bullets Over Broadway (musical)
Contact ⓘ Contact (Lincoln Center Theater production) ⓘ Crazy for You ⓘ Crazy for You (West End production) ⓘ Oklahoma! (stage production) ⓘ
surface form:
Oklahoma! (1998 London revival choreography)
Prince of Broadway ⓘ Show Boat (1994 Broadway revival choreography) ⓘ The Frogs ⓘ
surface form:
The Frogs (2004 Lincoln Center production)
The Merry Widow (1934) ⓘ
surface form:
The Merry Widow (Metropolitan Opera production)
The Music Man ⓘ
surface form:
The Music Man (2000 Broadway revival choreography)
The Producers (2005 film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Producers
The Producers (2005 film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Producers (2005 film choreography and direction)
Scottsboro Boys trials of the 1930s ⓘ
surface form:
The Scottsboro Boys
Thou Shalt Not ⓘ Young Frankenstein ⓘ |
| occupation |
choreographer
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film director ⓘ producer ⓘ stage director ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Broadway
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West End of London ⓘ
surface form:
London West End
New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Susan Stroman Description of subject: Susan Stroman is an acclaimed American theatre director and choreographer best known for her innovative work on Broadway musicals such as "The Producers."
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.